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Tense
We
have observed the usage of Future Perfect Tense
Today
let's see how to use Future Perfect Continuous tense
FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE
Definition:
It
is used to express a continued or
ongoing action that will start in future and is thought to be continued till sometime in future.
(Remember,
an ongoing action in future which will continue till some time in future).
Key
words :
since
2017 since August 2017 for 3 years ...........
A)
It tells that action will start at a particular time in future.
For
example,
“My son will have been studying in this school
since 2020”,
It
means that he will start studying in this school in 2020and will study in this
school till sometime in future.
B)
It is normally used with a time expression beginning with 'by'
Example:
By
the end of this year he will have been working here for ten years.
Note:
In this tense time reference is the future.
Structure
of sentence.
Positive
Sentence.
Subject
+ will have been + V1ing + object + time reference
Examples.
1. I will have been waiting for him
for one hour.
2. She will have been playing football
since 2018.
3. I will have been living in
America since 2019.
4.We will have been driving 6 hours by
the time we get there.
Negative Sentence.
Subject
+ will not have been + V1ing + object +
Time reference
Examples.
1. By 2020 I will not have been living
in London for sixteen years.
2. When I finish this course, I
will not have been learning English for twenty years.
3. By Next year I will not have
been working here for four years.
4.We will not have been
driving 6 hours by the time we get home
Interrogative Sentence.
Will
+ Subject + have been + V1ing + object + time
reference?
Interrogative
sentence starts with auxiliary verb “will” and auxiliary verb “have been” is used
after subject in sentence.
Examples.
1. Will I have been waiting for him for
one hour?
2. .Will he have been attending the
concert for two hours by then?
4. Will they have been listening to the class for 3 hours by then?
5. Will she have been working in this
office since 2018?
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